# 1963 Norwegian First Division

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19th season of top-tier football league in Norway

Football league season

1. divisjon Season 1963 Dates 26 April – 13 October Champions Brann 2nd title Relegated Steinkjer Gjøvik-Lyn European Cup Lyn Cup Winners' Cup Skeid Inter-Cities Fairs Cup Vålerengen Matches 90 Goals 336 (3.73 per match) Top goalscorer Leif Eriksen (16 goals) Biggest home win Brann 8–1 Frigg (4 May 1963) Biggest away win Frigg 0–7 Vålerengen (19 May 1963) Highest scoring Brann 8–1 Frigg (4 May 1963) Longest winning run Brann Lyn Skeid (4 games) Longest unbeaten run Lyn (10 games) Longest winless run Gjøvik-Lyn (10 games) Longest losing run Gjøvik-Lyn (6 games) Highest attendance 20,897 Brann 1–1 Fredrikstad (19 May 1963) Lowest attendance 2,375 Gjøvik-Lyn 2–1 Sarpsborg FK (13 October 1963) Average attendance 7,871 ← Hovedserien 1961–62 1964 →

The **1963 [1. divisjon](/source/Eliteserien)** was the 19th completed season of top division [football](/source/Association_football) in [Norway](/source/Norway). This was the first regular season when all the top flight teams played in the same group.

## Overview

It was contested by 10 teams, and [Brann](/source/SK_Brann) won their second consecutive championship title.

[Lyn](/source/FK_Lyn) lead the table after 9 games, and qualified for the [1963–64 European Cup](/source/1963%E2%80%9364_European_Cup).

[Steinkjer](/source/Steinkjer_FK) and [Gjøvik-Lyn](/source/SK_Gj%C3%B8vik-Lyn) finished 9th and 10th and were relegated to the [2. divisjon](/source/1._divisjon).

## Teams and locations

- *Note: Table lists in alphabetical order.*

Team Ap. Location Brann 14 Bergen Fredrikstad 18 Fredrikstad Frigg 8 Oslo Gjøvik-Lyn 4 Gjøvik Lyn 11 Oslo Sarpsborg FK 13 Sarpsborg Skeid 17 Oslo Steinkjer 6 Steinkjer Vålerengen 14 Oslo Viking 18 Stavanger

## League table

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation 1 Brann (C) 18 10 4 4 46 27 +19 24 2 Lyn 18 10 3 5 38 28 +10 23 Qualification for the European Cup first round 3 Skeid 18 9 2 7 41 26 +15 20 Qualification for the Cup Winners' Cup first round 4 Fredrikstad 18 7 6 5 32 25 +7 20 5 Frigg 18 6 6 6 31 40 −9 18 6 Sarpsborg FK 18 6 5 7 26 35 −9 17 7 Viking 18 6 5 7 26 37 −11 17 8 Vålerengen 18 7 2 9 44 37 +7 16 Qualification for the Inter-Cities Fairs Cup first round 9 Steinkjer (R) 18 5 4 9 23 34 −11 14 Relegation to Second Division 10 Gjøvik-Lyn (R) 18 5 1 12 29 47 −18 11

Source: [NIFS](https://www.nifs.no/tabell.php?land=&t=&u=)
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(C) Champions; (R) Relegated

## Results

Home \ Away SKB FFK FRI GJØ LYN SAR SKD SFK VIK VIF Brann 1–1 8–1 3–1 0–6 7–1 2–1 3–0 2–1 3–1 Fredrikstad 1–1 2–0 1–2 4–0 3–3 1–0 4–2 4–1 1–3 Frigg 4–3 1–1 1–0 0–3 2–2 3–3 1–1 5–1 0–7 Gjøvik-Lyn 2–0 2–2 1–4 2–3 2–1 1–4 1–2 5–1 0–7 Lyn 1–3 2–1 2–2 1–3 2–0 2–1 3–3 0–2 5–0 Sarpsborg 1–1 3–1 2–1 3–0 2–0 1–3 1–1 1–2 1–0 Skeid 2–1 0–1 3–0 5–2 1–1 4–2 3–2 4–1 1–3 Steinkjer 0–3 0–1 1–3 2–0 1–2 0–1 1–0 2–2 2–1 Viking 1–1 2–1 0–0 3–2 2–3 1–1 1–0 1–3 2–2 Vålerengen 2–4 2–2 0–3 4–3 1–2 5–0 1–6 4–0 1–2

Source: [NIFS.no](http://www.nifs.no/grid.php?land=1&t=5&u=9)
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

## Season statistics

### Top scorer

- [Leif Eriksen](/source/Leif_Eriksen_(footballer%2C_born_1940)), [Vålerengen](/source/V%C3%A5lerenga_Fotball) – 16 goals

### Attendances

Pos Team Total High Low Average Change 1 Brann 140,918 20,897 10,750 15,658 n/a† 2 Vålerengen 88,301 16,600 4,973 9,811 n/a† 3 Skeid 81,597 18,534 4,518 9,066 n/a† 4 Viking 67,346 10,600 5,000 7,483 n/a† 5 Lyn 67,117 13,947 2,684 7,457 n/a† 6 Fredrikstad 62,889 12,000 4,000 6,988 n/a† 7 Frigg 59,281 10,855 2,519 6,587 n/a† 8 Steinkjer 50,313 8,000 3,500 5,590 n/a† 9 Gjøvik-Lyn 48,037 10,437 1,500 5,337 n/a† 10 Sarpsborg FK 42,569 7,500 1,800 4,730 n/a† League total 708,368 20,897 1,500 7,871 n/a†

Source: [nifs.no](https://www.nifs.no/tilskuertall.php?land=1&t=5&fra=1963&til=1963&kamper=&sortering=avgt)

## References

- [Norway - List of final tables (RSSSF)](http://www.rsssf.no/stats/LeagueChamps.html)

- [Nifs.no (Norsk internasjonal fotballstatistikk)](http://www.nifs.no)

v t e Eliteserien Seasons League of Norway 1937–38 1938–39 1939–40 1940–41 1941–42 1942–43 1943–44 1944–45 1945–46 1946–47 1947–48 Main League 1948–49 1949–50 1950–51 1951–52 1952–53 1953–54 1954–55 1955–56 1956–57 1957–58 1958–59 1959–60 1960–61 1961–62 First Division 1963 1964 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 Tippeligaen 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 Eliteserien 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 2026 Clubs 2026 Aalesund Bodø/Glimt Brann Fredrikstad HamKam KFUM Kristiansund BK Lillestrøm Molde Rosenborg Sandefjord Fotball Sarpsborg 08 Start Tromsø Vålerenga Viking Former (active) Asker Birkebeineren Borg Brodd Bryne Djerv Djerv 1919 Donn Drammen Egersund Eik Tønsberg Flekkefjord Fram Larvik Freidig Frigg Fyllingen Geithus Gjøvik-Lyn Grane Greåker Halsen Hamar Haugar Haugesund Holmestrand Hødd Hønefoss Jarl Jerv Jevnaker Kongsberg Kongsvinger Kvik Kvik Halden Larvik Turn Lisleby Lyn Mandalskameratene Minde Moelven Moss Mjølner Mjøndalen Nationalkameratene Neset Nessegutten Nordlandet Nordnes Nymark Odd Orkanger Os Pors Ranheim Raufoss Rollon Sandaker Sandefjord BK Sandnes Ulf Sarpsborg FK Selbak Skeid Skiens Grane Skiold Skreia Slemmestad Snøgg Sogndal Solberg Sparta Sarpsborg Sprint-Jeløy Stabæk Stavanger Steinkjer Storm Strindheim Strømmen Strømsgodset Tistedalen Torp Urædd Vard Vardal Varegg Verdal Viggo Vigør Vikersund Voss Ørn Horten Ålgård Former (defunct) Berger Braatt Brage Clausenengen Drafn Falken Fjell Fredensborg Fremad Gjøa Hardy Kapp Kragerø Kristiansund FK Mesna Nydalen Rapid Skien Strong Tønsberg-Kameratene Tønsberg Turn Ulefoss Veblungsnes Årstad Competition Teams winners Players foreign Stadia Referees Statistics and awards Records All-time table Hat-tricks Highest scores Top scorers Players with 50+ goals Kniksen Award Associated competitions Mesterfinalen Norwegian Cup Play-offs UEFA Champions League UEFA Europa League UEFA Conference League Other In European football Norsk Toppfotball Category

v t e 1963 in Norwegian football « 1962 1964 » League competitions First Division Second Division Third Division Cup competitions Norwegian Cup Final European competitions European Cup '62–'63 '63–'64 European Cup Winners' Cup '63–'64 Club seasons First Division Brann Fredrikstad Frigg Gjøvik-Lyn Lyn Sarpsborg FK Skeid Steinkjer Vålerengen Viking

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